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04-26-2009, 03:18 PM

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MeXC

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Indeed not...singular/plural forms are certainly interchangeable in these here parts. "How be you?" "I be fine."
It is also acceptable to transpose letters in certain words, such as: ask/aks, ain't it?

04-26-2009, 03:19 PM

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RedeyeAV8r

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Originally Posted by Whale Pilot

Sounds like Y'all watchin too much Beverly Hillbillies

Well if y'all recall, The Clampetts were from Tennessee.

04-26-2009, 06:17 PM

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In Texas, if there is a group of people, it would be all y'all.

04-26-2009, 06:20 PM

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Jetjok

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Tha be true. "Y'all" is singular, whilst "all y'all" is indeed, plural. At least in the South, tha'd be the way it is.

04-26-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RedeyeAV8r

Well if y'all recall, The Clampetts were from Tennessee.

Yer, right. They was from Tennessee. The Ozark parts.

And that Elly May. She sure was perty, wasn't they?

04-26-2009, 08:59 PM

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Busgirl,

U musta wnt 2 skool in tenaC... d ozarks r in arkensaw.................

04-26-2009, 10:06 PM

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Busgirl,

U musta wnt 2 skool in tenaC... d ozarks r in arkensaw.................

No kidding?

Fly2ski...Is that polish?

04-26-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by flextodaline

3. Vendors......HAH! Is that what you really want??? Some knucklehead that has NO idea of what our Operation is really like, teaching you how to effectively and safely fly our aircraft on the back side of the clock??? C'mon, all I've heard for years is "credability"......

Do you mean like a guy who's trying to "teach" me how to fly into Almaty or Hong Kong but has never actually been there himself? Nah, I would never want that kind of guy in my schoolhouse...

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04-26-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by HornetFDX

Do you mean like a guy who's trying to "teach" me how to fly into Almaty or Hong Kong but has never actually been there himself? Nah, I would never want that kind of guy in my schoolhouse...

You beat me to it.

04-27-2009, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JollyF15

The reason is simple. You can either give the front enders quality training, the backenders quality training, or try and do both at the same time and make it all pretty worthless. It's almost impossible to do them both at the same time and fill all the squares for a sim period. Plus, if you try and do both front enders and F/E's in the same sim period there will be lot's of negative training as both will make errors that compound and create a poor learning environment.

I don't buy that. I went through 727 back seat training with UAL back in 2000. We had the same pilot crew through the whole sim phase. We all simmed together; two front enders and two second officers. There was no 'negative training' and we learned quite a bit about line operations. All our squares were filled and I felt totally prepared for IOE. Much like I did here, but we did it in about two less weeks. I'm not knocking the training here, it's excellent, but there were things that UAL did at their training department that were very good also, and very efficient.

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Originally Posted by JollyF15

I flex'd for 2 1/2 years here in the slave ship, and I can tell you that flying the line is way easier and gives you more time off for the same pay. The upside is you not doing night hub turns, the down side is you work more days for the same pay (assumes you can hold a line). Those that think it's still the deal to end all deals should try it for a few years. There are opportunities to make a little exta coin from time to time, but normally you have to earn it.

Thank you. I appreciate that good guys like you (and everyone else I've met in the Falcon building) step up to the plate and take these jobs to improve the product that I see on the line during IOE.

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Originally Posted by JollyF15

If we want a world class training department here, you can't do it on the cheap. That means paying a little extra to keep good people in the training department and manning it so guys can fly the line every 3-4 months. I do think that some term limits might be a good thing. Hanging out in the training department to avoid the line for 8-10 years is a bit much.

I agree again, I just think there are quite a few inefficiencies that could be fixed and still turn out a top notch product in a few weeks less time. Without sacrificing quality.